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Definition and Synonyms for 関係代名詞
| 1. | 関係代名詞 | ある先行詞を指す関係詞節を導く（『that』『which』『who』のような）代名詞 |
| Relative Pronoun | a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent | |
| Synonyms: | 関係代名詞 |
Meanings for each kanji in 関係代名詞
| » | 関 | connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning |
| » | 係 | person in charge; connection; duty; concern oneself |
| » | 代 | substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee |
| » | 名 | name; noted; distinguished; reputation |
| » | 詞 | part of speech; words; poetry |
Categories 関係代名詞 is a member of
| 1. | 代名詞 | 名詞または名詞句の代わりに使われる機能語 |
| Pronoun | a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase | |
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Sample Sentences for 関係代名詞
中学生が英語を学ぶ際の最難関の一つが関係代名詞です。
One of the greatest hurdles facing middle school students learning English is relative pronouns.
引用した問題ではありませんが、関係代名詞と関係副詞の使い分けを問う問題がリーディングセクションにはあります。
The problem quoted isn't one, but there are problems in the reading section that ask you to distinguish relative pronouns from relative adverbs.
関係代名詞のthatは、主格、目的格の2つであり、所有格はありません。
The relative pronoun 'that' has two states, a nominative case and objective case, but there is no possessive case.
しかしながら、前置詞+関係代名詞whichの部分が関係副詞whereとなっています。
However, the preposition+relative pronoun (which) part becomes a relative adverb (where).
関係代名詞は「接続詞+代名詞」のはたらきをしています。
Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.
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